X-CAD Design Coexistence and Migration Data Transition

The following table indicates which data is transitioned for X-CAD Design Coexistence and Migration.

Important: The transfer of data not indicated in a table is, by default, considered to be not supported.

This page discusses:

X-CAD Design to 3DEXPERIENCE Coexistence

X-CAD Design Data TransferableDescription
CATAnalysis of CATPart/CATProduct Yes Transfer of a CATAnalysis document based on a CATPart or CATProduct document
CATAnalysis of exposed assembly - Transfer of a CATAnalysis document based on an exposed structure
CATDrawing of CATPart/CATProduct Yes Transfer of a CATDrawing document based on a CATPart or CATProduct document.
Note: only if the CATDrawing is explicitly selected for transfer.
A pointing CATDrawing is not automatically transferred together with the pointed CATPart/CATProduct.
CATDrawing of exposed assembly - Transfer of a CATDrawing document based on an exposed structure
CATDrawing (as CGM)-Transfer of the CGM of a CATDrawing document
CATMaterial - Transfer of a CATMaterial definition
CATPart (as CGR) Yes Transfer of the CGR of a CATPart document. This mode allows you to fully use the 3D Accuracy capabilities without completely migrating the source document. The V5 CATPart is also transferred without any change for further use.
CATPart (as Spec) Yes Transfer of a CATPart document as spec
CATProcess - Transfer of a CATProcess
CATProduct (blackbox) Yes Transfer of a CATProduct document (blackbox)
CGM-Transfer of a CGM document
CGR Yes Transfer of a CGR document
Catalog - Transfer of Catalog
Configuration dictionary - Transfer of a configuration dictionary
Configuration effectivities - Transfer of configuration effectivities
Configuration handler - Transfer of configuration handler
Constraints of exposed assembly-Transfer of assembly constraints created on an exposed structure
Constraints on Publications Yes Transfer of constraints on publications
Contextual links in CATProduct Yes Transfer of a contextual link contained in a CATProduct document
Contextual links exposed - Transfer of contextual links created on an exposed structure
Customize attributes with Business Logic Yes Possibility to customize the attributes transferred through Business Logic
Design table - Transfer of a design table
GCO - Transfer of a Generic Component
Instance deletion Yes If an instance is deleted in the source system, the instance will be seen as deleted in 3DEXPERIENCE.
Maturity Yes Transfer of maturity information
Me > PreferencesYesTransfer of Me > Preferences settings. See ???.
Multivaluated attributes-Transfer of multivaluated attributes
Non-CAD documents - Transfer of a non-CAD document such as xls
Ownership Yes Transfer of ownership information
Product Structure exposed Yes Transfer of a Product Structure
Product View Result (PVR) - Transfer of PVR (applicative data: only the PVR object itself is not transferred)
Product View Specification (PVS)-Transfer of a Product View Specification
Publication exposed-Transfer of a Publication that is exposed in the database
Publication in CATPart Yes Transfer of a CATPart document containing a Publication
Publication in CATProduct Yes Transfer of a CATProduct document containing a Publication
Ref-Ref link Yes Transfer of a reference-to-reference link (e.g. the import of a solid)
TP - Transfer of a Technological Package
V4 model Yes Transfer of a CATIA V4 model
Versioning Yes Transfer of versioning information
xCAD (as CGR) Yes When XCAD is in place and the CGR is computed on a document then CGR is transferred

Note: "-" signifies Not Supported or Not Applicable.

General Considerations

  • Data transfer from 3DEXPERIENCE to X-CAD Design is not supported.
  • X-CAD Design to 3DEXPERIENCE instances can be replaced or deleted.
  • Publications at leaf level: Publications created under 3DParts and Representations will be created in X-CAD Design under one level only of a CATIA Part.

Particular Considerations

  • Neither instances nor internal component metadata information are transferred.
  • RefRef links and CATDrawings in a Product\Part transfer are only supported if the whole structure is transferred.
  • X-CAD Design to 3DEXPERIENCE only embedded material is supported.
  • The deletion of a representation cannot be propagated to the destination repository.
  • Visualization only: The corresponding Product Structure is created and the corresponding CATParts or CATDrawings are transferred when the Visualization only option is selected. Note that:
    • only CGMs and CGRs are transferred and that an assembly structure containing such CATParts or CATDrawings can therefore be expanded at node level only
    • CGM and CGR files containing the visualization information must first be generated using the MultiCAD server (XCAD) on the X-CAD Design side
    • selecting the Visualization Only option creates the corresponding Product Structure.
  • Versioning
    • 3DEXPERIENCE to X-CAD Design version transfer is not supported.
    • Versioning is only supported on major X-CAD Design objects (Revisions).
    • You are not allowed to delete the major object last transferred as it will create an inconsistency elsewhere.
    • All versions should have been transferred in ascending order. You are not allowed to transfer one previous revision to the last transferred one.
    • You are not allowed to transfer multiple versions of the same object\structure at the same time. As in CATIA V5, the coexistence mechanism will not be able to load multiple versions in the same session.
  • Minor/Major Version Management
    • Only major versions are created within an X-CAD Design to 3DEXPERIENCE Coexistence context. No Coexistence administration is available, as long as the objects coming from a legacy source are Master V5, therefore neither minor nor major versions of these objects can be created.
  • ACADEMIA projects
    • You can use industrial data for ACADEMIA projects.
    • Using ACADEMIA data for industrial projects is not permitted.